"Bayern Munich is loving life right now, enjoying a winning streak of which Luis Díaz is a key part of. The same can't be said for his old team Liverpool, who just lost four games on the bounce, the latest of which is a humiliating 2-1 loss to Manchester United at Anfield. That gave the Red Devils their first win away at Liverpool since 17 January 2016."
"I think it's more annoying when you spend a lot of money on somebody and it's not working because then you have to figure it out at the end of the day, ex-Liverpool man Steve Nicol said on ESPN (via Rousing The Kop). Your attitude has to be, 'He was great for us (Luis Diaz)'. He's now gone. He's playing somewhere else. Good luck to you and forget about it."
"Nicol indicated that the Colombian wanted out of Liverpool, so he was fine with that; you can't stop a player from leaving if he wants out. It's the total mismatch (and embodiment of non-factor) of Wirtz that grinds his gears because it seems Arne Slot has yet to figure out his ideal XI. Wirtz is the odd one out because the role where he thrived at Bayer Leverkusen doesn't exist in Slot's system."
Bayern Munich are enjoying a strong run with Luis Díaz playing a key role, while Liverpool have lost four consecutive matches, including a 2-1 home defeat to Manchester United that marked United's first Anfield win since January 17, 2016. Florian Wirtz has failed to make an impact and appears mismatched to Arne Slot's system. Former Liverpool player Steve Nicol said Diaz wanted to leave and urged focus on current squad issues rather than past departures. Slot's selection patterns are criticized as over-rotation or reliance on unchanged lineups and substitutes, and recent signings have underperformed.
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